Welcome drum enthusiasts!

If you are ready to enjoy our site then pull up a chair and sit down. We are all about drums and drumming. While we may not eat, sleep and live drumming 24/7 this site is about as close as you can get to that. When you became a pro, a drum serenade combined with one of these valentines gifts ideas, are the perfect way to surprise your girl on February 14th.

Our aim is to provide visitors to our site with information, news stories and advice about drumming. Want to know about the latest hot gear in the drumming world? You can find that information right here.

Looking for somewhere you can go and listen to a great drumming group? We have that information for you; up-to-date information that you can rely on to be accurate.

Drums have been an integral part of many cultures around the world, used both for celebration and to declare war. Drumming is just as important today as it has been in years past but the emphasis is more on the ability to create exciting, rhythmic beats that either provide an important element to a band or in the case of a drum solo or steel drum group give audiences a taste of all that can be accomplished with a great drum kit and some amazing talent. Drumming is growing into a popular pastime, particularly in the area of steel drums, with group classes being offered in many large metropolitan areas.

In an effort to encourage newcomers to the world of drums we offer courses for beginners.

Whether you have never picked up a drum stick before or have tried your hand at drumming but want to learn proper skills and techniques we can teach you the basics so that you can go on to create great music. We are also really proud to have helped imensly with the forming of groups such as The Tower, a rock and roll band consisting of four members in London.

Our Most Celebrated Idols

Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters

Grohl is a musician at heart and plays drums, and guitar, as well as being a singer. He is also a songwriter, record producer and even a movie director, making him one of a few multi-talented public figures of note today. The band Nirvana was impressed with Grohl’s hard hitting style and thought he would be a perfect addition. Grohl toured with Nirvana several times and appeared on three of their albums. The band enjoyed a successful career until the untimely death of Kurt Cobain in 1994.

Cobain’s death sealed the fate of the band so Dave took all of his experience and knowledge into his own band. That is how Foo Fighters began and Grohl became frontman, initially being the only member of the band, playing most of the instruments and singing on the debut album of the same name in 1995. Grohl is currently married to Jordyn Blum, a successful television producer. Besides his great passion for his music, Grohl spends his time and energy on his wife, and his three children. The couple has been married since 2003.

Keith Moon from The Who

London-born Moon (1946) was the son of working class people, and developed a keen interest in music from an early age. Before joining The Who Moon played in two bands, the first being the Escorts followed by the Beachcombers. Teaming up with Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle, Moon was an integral part of one of the greatest rock bands of all time, The Who. One of the elements of a The Who concert that entertained and delighted their audiences is that wild antics the band members engaged in, often resulting in instruments being destroyed.

Moon was unmarried at the time of his death. His girlfriend at the time was Annette Walter-Lax, whom he lived with. His death at the very young age of 32 (1978) came as a shock to the music world, his loss to both The Who and to the bands fans felt around the world.

Lars Ulrich from Metallica

Born in Denmark in 1963 Ulrich developed a love for drumming from a very early age. At the age of 14 his grandmother gifted him his first drum kit. At the age of 16 Ulrich’s family moved to Los Angeles and it was here that, along with co-founder James Hettfield, Ulrich formed what was to become one of the best bands of all time: Metallica. By 1983 the band already had their first album under their belt and were well on the way to becoming a household name.

Ulrich has been married three times as well as engaging in a long term relationship. From the first 2 marriages he has fathered 3 boys. Ulrich is currently married to Jessica Miller, an American fashion model.

Travis Barker from Blink 182

Born in 1975 in Fontana, California Travis Barker is a man of many talents, with experience both as a musician and a producer. He is best known as the drummer for Blink 182, but has been involved with several bands over the years, and began two of them himself.

Barker’s relationships with women appear to be tumultuous at best. His first marriage was to Melissa Kennedy and lasted only 9 months before Barker decided to file for divorce. Two years later Barker took the leap into his second marriage, wedding actress and former Miss USA titleholder (1995) Shanna Moakler. Moakler was the former girlfriend of championship boxer Oscar De La Hoya and brought the child she had with Oscar into her relationship with Barker. Becoming a step-parent set the course for Barker to then father two children with Moakler. After a lot of speculation, gossip and rumor-spreading about the couple, their divorce took place in 2008.

The concerts we recommend in 2017

Yamato

This Japanese drum group is scheduled to play 4 concerts in Germany during December 2017 and January 2018 – Dates and cities are: December 19 – 23 Berlin, December 25 – 27 Mannheim, December 28- 31 Dortmund and January 3 – 7 Stuttgart. The band is currently touring Australia with just a few dates left in late September and early October before they take a break in preparation for the German tour.

Twin Eagle Drum Group

Out of New Mexico (USA) this is a group that is reviving the traditional drum rhythms of the Zuni people and combining it with vocal harmonies to produce a sound that is a taste of old with a twist of new. You can catch them playing at the WE ARE ONE concert in Los Angeles, USA on October 3 and Japanese fans will get to enjoy them at various locations in Japan before the group heads to Buenos Aires.

For more detailed information about upcoming concerts please check back with us often.

The Rhythms of Resistance is all about fostering a love for drums and drumming and to this end we are dedicated to providing audiences with a taste of all that can be accomplished with drums through the organization and participation in street parades and carnivals. Be sure to check out what we have coming up.

Wondering who we are?

We are a network of action samba bands, playing for all kinds of socio-political and ecological causes. We actively criticize and confront any form of domination, exploitation, discrimination or oppression and choose tactical frivolity and/or other forms of creative protest as a way to express our rage and indignation…